make sure

idiom

: to find out or do something so that one has no doubt about whether something is true, correct, will happen, etc.

Make sure (that) you turn the oven off.

They made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be.

Examples of make sure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So she’s introduced a new contract to make sure she’s protected from fluctuating prices. —Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025

The Department of Labor will need strong verification to make sure the reports reflect reality. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025

Others wanted to know how to make sure Molinar remains in the position of superintendent. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025

To help your plants establish, make sure to get potted raspberries in the ground at least 4 to 6 weeks before frost is expected, or choose bare root canes, which are dormant and can be planted even later in the season, as long as the ground isn't frozen. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for make sure

• annexure
• embouchure
• epicure
• immature
• paramour
• premature
• reassure
• reinsure
• sinecure
• abjure
• adjure
• allure